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Wandering albatross courtship dance.
But a waste of time - The two youngsters are not ready for mating yet. 
With a wingspan of up to 3.5 m (11.5 ft) the Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) has the largest winspan of any living bird.
Albatross Island, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island.
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LichtenHansen > Ryegaard dyrehave - Rye skov - et værdifuldt naturområde
 Lille sø med vandranunkel i blomst. Landskab med overdrev, moser og skov - et fredet Natura 2000 område til beskyttelse af biodiversiteten i Danmark.  Rye skov ligger ved Langtved på Sjælland,
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LichtenHansen > Life is great.
Southern elephant seal resting in the grass. Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island.
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LichtenHansen > 
Moulting King Penguin sleeping in the grass
 Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island.
 Penguins moult once a year, before moulting, penguins build up their fat reserves to last for this entire moulting period (three weeks).
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LichtenHansen > Magellan Snipe. 
Carcass Island, Falkland Islands
LichtenHansen > Magellan Snipe. 
Carcass Island, Falkland Islands
LichtenHansen > Johnny Rook (Striated Caracara) standing in grass.
Johnny Rook as it is called in the Falklands is a fearless bird. Do not turn your back to it, or leave your valuable photo gear behind when Jonny Rooks are nearby. Take a look at a short Johnny Rook-video: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/215523/johnny_rook/ 
On Steeple Jason in the Falklands one of them stole my camera bag and flew almost 300 meter(1000 ft) whit it, before  I was able to get it back. Anyway, Johnny Rook is one of my favorite birds.
Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands.
LichtenHansen > Magellan Snipe standing in the tussock grass at Carcass Island, Falkland Islands.
On the Falklands they are totally unafraid of people. Rats, cats and other introduced predators have radically declined the population of this bird on the Falklands, but on Carcass and a few other smaller islands, which are rat and cat free, they are still easily seen.
LichtenHansen > Pair of happy macaroni penguins in tussock grass. 
Cooper Bay, South Georgia.

Wandering albatross courtship dance.

But a waste of time - The two youngsters are not ready for mating yet.
With a wingspan of up to 3.5 m (11.5 ft) the Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) has the largest winspan of any living bird.

Albatross Island, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island.

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LichtenHansen > 
Wandering albatross courtship dance.
But a waste of time - The two youngsters are not ready for mating yet. 
With a wingspan of up to 3.5 m (11.5 ft) the Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) has the largest winspan of any living bird.
Albatross Island, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island.
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Wandering albatross courtship dance.

But a waste of time - The two youngsters are not ready for mating yet.
With a wingspan of up to 3.5 m (11.5 ft) the Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) has the largest winspan of any living bird.

Albatross Island, Bay of Isles, South Georgia Island.

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